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Peaceful Valley, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. The Survey maps it on the Standard quadrangle.

Peaceful Valley within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Peaceful Valley, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Peaceful Valley, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

991 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 991 fires within 5 miles of Peaceful Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,118 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 65 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined371
Equipment and vehicle use219
Debris and open burning207
Arson/incendiarism65
Misuse of fire by a minor54
Smoking26
Power generation/transmission/distribution19
Natural17
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes3
Firearms and explosives use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMONO
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresCentral California DistrictLIGHTING 24
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCAMPBELL
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitOAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 237 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 237 workings within 5 miles of Peaceful Valley: 69 occurrences, 66 unknowns, 52 past producers, 39 producers. 39 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Limestone, Dimension, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B Brown We Finch Ad HunterTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Black Oak GroupGold, Zinc, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
SonoraSilver, GoldProducer
Sonora PlantMagnesiteProducer
Soulsby BelleGold, Lead, ZincProducerGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
Soulsby BelleGold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence

Every working recorded in Tuolumne County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Mono Village0.9 miles27
Scenic Brook0.9 miles27
Scenic View1.1 miles27
Standard1.4 miles27
Phoenix Lake1.5 miles34
Quail Ridge Ranch1.6 miles27
Curtis Creek Ranch1.8 miles27
Apple Valley Estates1.8 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1785616. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.